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The Connected Library

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Connect and Geek Out <ul><li>Teens love to: </li></ul><ul><li>“hang out” online </li></ul><ul><li>Explore interests and find information </li></ul><ul><li>Tinker and mess around with new forms of media </li></ul><ul><li>Share creations and receive feedback </li></ul><ul><li>They become self-directed through exploration </li></ul>Excerpts from Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings From the Digital Youth Project.” The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2008. http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/

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But…response to that? <ul><li>Erect barriers to participation and access </li></ul><ul><li>New technology has negative appeal because it isn’t traditional </li></ul><ul><li>Complaints about “kids these days” has a tone of generational identity and technology divide </li></ul><ul><li>Education has to create new roles for teachers as mentors, particularly on the interest-driven side </li></ul>Excerpts from Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings From the Digital Youth Project.” The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, 2008. http://digitalyouth.ischool.berkeley.edu/

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Your voice does matter <ul><li>Q: What are the top five elements of a library webpage? </li></ul><ul><li>Your answers? </li></ul>

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Take a look at libraries around the world <ul><li>http://www.school-libraries.net/ </li></ul><ul><li>http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ </li></ul><ul><li>http://www.sldirectory.com/libsf/resf/wpages.html </li></ul><ul><li>www.libsuccess.org </li></ul><ul><li>www.go2web20.net </li></ul>